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Mayor Condemns Police Snub

New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton on Monday criticized NYPD officers who turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio as he spoke at the funeral for Officer Wenjian Liu. Photo: Getty Images

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday said thousands of New York Police Department members disrespected the city and the families of two fallen officers when they turned their backs to him during his eulogies, a direct rebuke that further roiled tensions with the police force.

“It just defies a lot of what we all feel is the right and decent thing to do when you’re dealing with a family in pain,” said Mr. de Blasio, referring to the officers who turned their backs at funerals for Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who were...